He'Brew I just don't get them sometimes...2013 release contract brewed at Saratoga Springs, NY same as Mendocino, and some other contract breweries. This is a dubbel doppel hybrid of a dubbel and a doppelbock with fig and date concentrates added. Pours a deep ruby hue with light tan head fine even speckled lacing follows as the head dwindles. Aroma has a grainy character I get from most of the beers contracted at this brewery, however there's a generic fruitiness which has a bit of earthiness to it probably the fig and date concentrate. Sweet flavor as it warms more date/figs come out in the flavor, super sweet raisins, with bready/caramelized malts. Mouthfeel is a bit uneven a bit much carbonation and cloying sugars in between sips. Overall, this is just such a sweet beer it's hard to find balance. (810 characters)

The carbonation is pretty innocuous for the most part, the body an airy, yet sturdy medium weight, and quite genially smooth, with a mere suggestion of pithy, fruity creaminess. It finishes on the sweet side, the dates and figs coming round to bear, while the grainy caramel malt sits and quietly fumes.

A decent enough rendition of a Middle Eastern-tinged Belgian staple - this whole Jewish schtick taking itself to its logical conclusion within the Rejewvenator line, i.e. 'let's just add the two previous guest ingredients together for the next one!' Sigh. Anyway, this dubbel's attributes shine through well, I suppose, and the Holy Land approved fruitiness doesn't overdo or interfere all that much, so I have to say, in return, L'Chaim, and good job overall, your mama must indeed be proud. Now freaking send us some 17, #ifuknowwhutimean. (1,715 characters)

Bottle: Poured a burgundy color ale with a medium size foamy head with OK retention. Aroma of dry fruits with loads of residual sugars notes. Taste is a mix between molasses, dry fruits, some plums and raisins with load of caramel malt. Body is quite full for style with good carbonation and light warming alcohol. Interesting but too sweet for its own good. (358 characters)

Poured into a He'brew small shaker pint. Pours a medium to dark reddish amber with half finger light tan head with great retention and light lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, toffee, cola, Belgian yeast and spicing, interesting. Flavor of sweet bready malt, dates, other dark dried fruit, cinnamon, brown sugar, holiday and Belgian spicing. Medium bodied with good mouth feel from carbonation. A very unusual take on a dubbel, which is described on the bottle as being a "Belgian Style Dubbel Ale and Doppelbock European Lager". I'd buy that and add "winter warmer" for the spicing. The sweet bready malt is definitely reminiscent of a good doppelbock and the spicing has Belgian influences. The combination of cloves and cinnamon flavors leans towards holiday ales. Like a lot of He'brew ales, quite unusual and well done. I'm really glad to get figs and dates back. The "Rejewvenator Year Of the Fig" and "Year of the Date" each were really enjoyable. If you want to see other reviews of this beer, see recent reviews of "Rejewvenator Year of the Fig", since for some reason, this beer wasn't listed here until now and people reviewed under the closest beer (which was brewed only once, many years ago). (1,202 characters)